Dear Dr NerdLove, About 12 months ago I met a man. I instantly had a crush on him but I didn’t know why. It didn’t make sense. Whenever he was in the office, I was excited to see him. I would express this, thinking that this was just a friendship thing. About 6 months ago…
Archives for June 2021
What Does It Really Take To Find Casual Sex?
Occasionally I get a letter that is less of an entry for Ask Dr. NerdLove and more of an a prompt for a longer form response — something between a Post-Mortem and a typical Wednesday column. This is one of those times. Hello Doc! Well , where can I start? The simple thing is that…
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Is It A Good Time To Reach Out To My Ex?
Dear Dr. NerdLove, A few years ago I was in a relationship with a woman. We originally met through Tinder, but we did actually develop feelings for each other. Unfortunately, the timing of the relationship did not work out. We lived far apart from each other and with our busy schedules (she was an undergraduate,…
Overcoming Helplessness
One of the most frustrating parts of trying to build an amazing life — especially when you’re working on your dating and social skills — is the feeling of helplessness. There’s this very real and very palpable sense of feeling like you’re stuck, unable to make any progress. You’ve been working as hard as you…
Help, I’m Losing My Friends To Streaming
Hello Doc, I have had a few friends since high school. We remained friends even after we graduated, went to different colleges, lived over an hour apart, after I moved out of state, but now I’m back, and one of my friends moved less than 10 minutes from me for the first time. We’ve been…
Is There Any Chance of Getting My Ex Back?
Hello Doc, I’ve been a big fan and avid reader since 2016. So where to start, I don’t have great social skills that I can act on with gusto, usually I get told I’m a great flirt and wonderful person but I tend to flirt without doing much thought. It’s weird but due to the…
